How do I say this...its not our fault! Now before you decide that that sounds terribly whinny which of course it doees, or that it must be our fault for me to say that it isn't...well I must protest. It is not our fault!
Rather, it was not our fault.
Well, may it was a tiny little bitty partly our fault--but not much. Really.
Okay, so some folks really messed up. Just a few. Actually, we don't know how many.
The result? A mess.
A real mess.
A multi-million dollar mess.
That can't be cleaned up.
Have you ever been helpless to fix a problem you have been accused of creating? And to make the situation worse, you must witness others make the problem worse, knowing you will again be accused?
Actually, it happens a lot. Road rage is a major culprit I hear. So glad I'm not driving these days! Spouses, ever walk in on your love who has had a bad day? Yikes! And what well behaved student gets punished along with the rest of the class because of one bad apple? The domino effect of a work crew dropping the ball on one item leading to another to another to another....
Life sometimes isn't fair. And lately, the fairness meter is stuck on the heavy hand of "un".
So next time you come across anyone, yes anyone, remember that their fairness meter may be stuck on "un" for no reason other than the fact that they got up that morning.
Pray that Jesus will hold up others' "un" meters.
He's good at it.
Rather, it was not our fault.
Well, may it was a tiny little bitty partly our fault--but not much. Really.
Okay, so some folks really messed up. Just a few. Actually, we don't know how many.
The result? A mess.
A real mess.
A multi-million dollar mess.
That can't be cleaned up.
Have you ever been helpless to fix a problem you have been accused of creating? And to make the situation worse, you must witness others make the problem worse, knowing you will again be accused?
Actually, it happens a lot. Road rage is a major culprit I hear. So glad I'm not driving these days! Spouses, ever walk in on your love who has had a bad day? Yikes! And what well behaved student gets punished along with the rest of the class because of one bad apple? The domino effect of a work crew dropping the ball on one item leading to another to another to another....
Life sometimes isn't fair. And lately, the fairness meter is stuck on the heavy hand of "un".
So next time you come across anyone, yes anyone, remember that their fairness meter may be stuck on "un" for no reason other than the fact that they got up that morning.
Pray that Jesus will hold up others' "un" meters.
He's good at it.
